Having been browbeaten by the negativity of previous coaches having a manager who didn't dismiss the idea the team could be title challengers was refreshing.

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou has said that it remains a possibility that there are no further signings at the club this month. Spurs completed the transfer of 21-year-old goalkeeper Antonin Kinksy from Slavia Prague on January 5 but have not made any more additions to the squad since then.

It’s been a long time between drinks (my apologies for that), and there’s been a lot of water under the bridge since my last piece: Ange Postecoglou potentially earned himself a temporary reprieve from criticism with Spurs’ EFL Cup win over Liverpool;